CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Will earthworms survive if water is added to them when they are dry? (Three things earthworms fear the most)

1. What should I do if the soil for raising earthworms is a bit dry?

Water it appropriately to moisten it.

2. How do earthworms survive drought?

Earthworms usually live in moist soil. When the surface soil dries up, they will move deeper into the soil. They cannot survive in dry soil.

When the surface soil dries up, they will move deeper into the soil. There is no other way. In addition, earthworms will also move to the deep layer of the soil in winter and curl up their bodies to hibernate.

3. If you dry an earthworm and then put it into water, will the earthworm come back to life?

There are usually earthworms on the lawns of the community that crawl onto the road and get dried. Then when workers spray the lawns, the earthworms come back to life when they encounter water.

4. Why do earthworms die when they dry out?

The water content of earthworms is about 80%. If earthworms cannot get enough water in the soil, they will stop moving when they leave the water. If the soil is too dry, earthworms will die.

Water earthworms are mostly caught in shallow waters of river branches and silt ponds. Use a fine-mesh scoop net to scoop from the surface of the riverbed silt and two centimeters below the mud. There are a lot of water earthworms in the residue obtained after rinsing in water. Collect enough mud and earthworm mixture and place it in a large basin, fill it with water, cover it with a lid and shade it. When the water earthworms are enriched on the water surface, scoop them out by hand. When the earthworms are gone, only water and mud will be left.

5. How to remedy the situation when earthworms are dried up?

When earthworms become dry, it is usually because of high temperature. In order to survive, earthworms will excrete water from their bodies to moisturize their skin and avoid dehydration. However, the water content in earthworms' bodies is limited after all, and they will definitely not be able to withstand it for a long time.

When storing, you can use a box or something like that to avoid light, or put it in a cool place. Then artificially create a moist environment, such as adding moist soil, or non-woven fabric with some water (poor quality paper towels will easily fall apart after soaking in water for a long time), and put the earthworms on it. If you fish for a long time, just add a little water from time to time.

6. How do earthworms survive?

1. Breeding sites

The equipment for artificially breeding earthworms is simple and easy to manage. Generally, medicinal earthworms can be cultivated in the open space in front of and behind the house, in the courtyard, as well as in old wooden boxes, waste barrels, pots, bamboo baskets, brick pools, and seedling hotbeds. Earthworm breeding can also be combined with vegetable fields, orchards, and nurseries, which can bring dual benefits.

2. Preparation of earthworm bed

There are two ways to make earthworm beds, one is open-air and the other is indoors. Each earthworm strip is at least 3m short and 7m long, with a width of 0.5m-1.0m. There are two ways to make earthworm beds in the open air, one is to cover the earthworm bed with straw, and the other is to set up a sunshade net above the earthworm bed; there are also two ways to make earthworm beds indoors, one is in various houses, and the other is a simple shed covered with asbestos tiles.

3. Stocking measures

During the period of large-scale earthworm farming, stocking work needs to be done well. The base material can be placed in the breeding site, and the stacking height can be controlled at about 20 cm to facilitate the construction of the culture medium, and a sidewalk should be left to ensure that daily management work can be carried out.

4. Bait management

Earthworms have a wide range of food habits. Almost all plant residues, humus, rotten animals and domestic garbage are food for earthworms. Before feeding, they must be processed. First remove impurities, then chop straw, weeds, sugarcane bagasse, etc., add pig, cow and chicken manure, pile them into a 1m high cone, cover them with straw mats or plastic film for fermentation. For the sake of success, first try feeding with a small amount of earthworms. If there is no adverse reaction, you can feed all of them.

5. Environmental Control

Temperature: The optimum temperature is 10℃-30℃. In winter, just cover it slightly to prevent the earthworms from hibernating, but avoid exposure to the sun and rain.

Humidity: earthworms do not require high humidity, the relative humidity is 60%-70%. Generally, fresh cow dung can be directly thrown in. If it has been piled for too long and is too dry, you can spray some water on it.

6. Earthworm hatching

In the season with a temperature of 15-28℃, the egg cocoons are cleaned out from the earthworm breeding bed every 10-15 days and placed on the pre-prepared earthworm bed for hatching. Earthworms are hermaphrodites and cross-fertilization occurs. Sexually mature earthworms lay eggs every seven or eight days, and one egg can hatch three or four small earthworms. They mature in two to three months and can reproduce ten times in four to six months.

7. Can an earthworm still survive if it is half dried?

No, the living humidity of earthworms is about 70/100, and the water content of earthworms accounts for 70/100 of their body weight. They mainly breathe through moist skin, and if the skin is dry, it is difficult for them to survive.